Tartan Twist PA 2026
- Date
- Aug 29, 2026
- City
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Venue
Carnegie Mellon University, Jared L. Cohon University Center
- Address
- University Center, 5032 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Details
Rangos Ballroom, Rooms 1 and 2
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Chris Choi, Ganghui Lin (林刚辉), Larry Zhang (张荣洲), Leia Jiang, and Noah Kim
- WCA Delegates
- Gabriel Gowman, Leia Jiang, and Stephen Griggs
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- Information
This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors must be familiar with the WCA regulations. If you are new to competing, please refer to the Competitor Information tab.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 53
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 60 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $10 (United States Dollar).
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If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 95% of your registration fee.
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No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Fiona Bao won with an average of 7.44 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Xavier Ye finished second (8.20) and Gabriel Gowman finished third (8.79).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiona Bao | 6.08 | 7.44 | United States | 8.02 | 10.00 | 6.08 | 8.07 | 6.22 | |||
| 2 | Xavier Ye | 7.72 | 8.20 | United States | 7.72 | 7.82 | 10.77 | 7.82 | 8.97 | |||
| 3 | Gabriel Gowman | 8.53 | 8.79 | United States | 8.77 | 10.37 | 9.00 | 8.53 | 8.59 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) | 24.64 | 27.49 | China | 29.36 | 24.64 | 27.90 | 27.90 | 26.68 | |||
| 2 | Fiona Bao | 27.03 | 29.59 | United States | 30.95 | 28.26 | 29.56 | 32.73 | 27.03 | |||
| 3 | Chris Choi | 28.62 | 32.71 | United States | 40.43 | 31.91 | 37.10 | 28.62 | 29.13 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Kim | 50.28 | 54.20 | Republic of Korea | 55.15 | 55.12 | 59.93 | 52.32 | 50.28 | |||
| 2 | Fiona Bao | 53.08 | 55.34 | United States | 53.08 | 55.35 | 57.21 | 53.46 | 57.42 | |||
| 3 | Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) | 52.22 | 57.71 | China | 58.58 | 58.82 | 57.04 | 57.50 | 52.22 | |||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leia Jiang | 28.38 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 51.59 | 28.38 | 34.34 | |||
| 2 | Fiona Bao | 54.64 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | 54.64 | DNF | |||
| 3 | Oscar Shapiama | 1:04.60 | 1:23.39 | Peru | 1:14.05 | DNF | 1:04.60 | 1:13.86 | 1:42.27 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leland Pak | 2.01 | 2.53 | United States | 2.13 | 2.01 | DNF | 3.35 | 2.12 | |||
| 2 | Xavier Ye | 2.10 | 2.59 | United States | 2.88 | 2.11 | 3.36 | 2.77 | 2.10 | |||
| 3 | Gabriel Gowman | 1.52 | 2.79 | United States | 4.73 | 2.74 | 1.52 | 3.33 | 2.31 | |||